Steering
Filed Aug 2, 2015
POWER STEERING DID NOT WORK. THEY SAID IT FROZE UP.. IT RUSTED OUT. ..
- NHTSA ID
- 10745636
- Incident
- Jul 15, 2014
- Mileage
- 120,000 mi
1996 Toyota Tacoma Steering Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Steering reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 2, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 253 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Toyota Tacoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming steering
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Steering
Filed Jun 8, 2000
LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST UPON DECELERATION FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED HELP IN TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML
- NHTSA ID
- 863268
- Incident
- Jun 8, 2000
Steering
Filed Jun 5, 2000
SEAT BELTS DO NOT RETRACT.CONSTANTLY PINCHING IN DOORS, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR.
- NHTSA ID
- 723620
Steering
Filed May 10, 2000
OCCASIONAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHEN DECELERATING OFF HIGHWAY (ON EXIT RAMP). TOYOTA FACTORY REP, KEN STOKES, COULD NOT DUPLICATE DURING BRIEF ROAD TEST AND REFUSED TO IMPLEMENT ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 722522
- Incident
- May 1, 1999
AirbagsSteering
Filed Apr 21, 2000
WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND PULLED OVER, HAD NO STEERING. ALSO AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY ORDERED A BOLT WHICH THEY PUT IT ON. DEALER SAID SINCE STEERING WAS TURNED AROUND THREE TIMES, THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AIRBAG. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 860716
- Incident
- Apr 16, 2000
AirbagsSteering
Filed Feb 1, 2000
Crash reported1 death reported
CONSUMER'S BROTHER WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER, OFF THE ROAD. BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AS A RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED A FATAL INJURY AND DIED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 855946
- Incident
- Jan 3, 2000
BrakesOther / unspecifiedSteering+2 more
Filed Jan 27, 2000
RIGHT REAR HOLD DOWN PIN FAILED CAUSING SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *ET
- NHTSA ID
- 784455
- Incident
- Mar 8, 1999
BrakesSteering
Filed Mar 1, 1999
THE INNER TIE-ROD END ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS VERY LOOSE. THIS ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO MOVE FREELY ABOUT 1.5 INCHES AT THE PERIMETER IN EACH DIRECTION. THE PART WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST (I THINK) AND YESTERDAY I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AGAIN, NOT AS BAD, ONLY 0.5 INCHES OF TRAVEL. THE FRONT DISK BRAKES CAUSED A SEVERE SHUDDER THAT HAMPERED MY CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE AT A MODERATE DECELERATION. THE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND NOW IT ONLY VIBRATES MILDLY, ALTHOUGH I AM SURE THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN IF ITS ALREADY VIBRATING. WHILE WALKING AROUND THE DEALERSHIP I NOTICED A BOX FULL OF TACOMA ROTORS, A PROBLEM MAYBE?
- NHTSA ID
- 703908
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1998
SteeringSuspension
Filed Oct 2, 1998
ERRATIC SUSPENSION SYSTEM RESULTING PREMATURE TIRE WEAR AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LIFT OFF THE GROUNF WHEN GOING AROND SMALL CURVES.
- NHTSA ID
- 541594
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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